One of the best-understood connections between sleep position and heart and brain health involves sleep apnea, where ...

Just as food, water, and air are essential for survival, sleep is also crucial for our overall health and well-being.

Radiofrequency ablation uses radio frequency energy to shrink the tissues in the airway. It is beneficial for minimally invasive procedures with a short recovery time. Full jaw surgery involves moving ...

Adam Engst explores whether the Apple Watch’s new Vitals app, which tracks five health metrics, can identify illness onset ...

A large study of adults with ADHD found that 60% of these individuals reported some type of sleep disorder. Specifically, 36% ...

When most people think about sleep apnea, I’d assume they think of snoring. Snoring is just one type of sleep apnea that most ...

The FDA approved Zepbound (tirzepatide) as the first prescription medication specifically for adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity. People taking Zepbound lost ...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is very common with 15% to 30% of men in the United States and 10% to 15% of women having the ...

Would you please address the dangers of untreated sleep apnea? Also, what do people do when they are unable to tolerate a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine? I know that surgery is an ...

There are many consequences of untreated OSA, and all of these are more likely with more-severe obstruction. Because people ...

Would you please address the dangers of untreated sleep apnea? Also, what do people do when they are unable to tolerate a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine? I know that surgery is an ...

Is it better to sleep on your side or your back? Sleep doctors explain the benefits and risks of side sleeping vs. back sleeping, and which position is healthiest.